The story
Read it all →How Jefferson Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Jefferson Township.
The Big Bend Historical Area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History · Jefferson Township
15% of Jefferson Township’s homes were built before 1940
More historic than 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Below: maps from 1908 on and the census since 2000.
0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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About Jefferson Township’s history
How historic is Jefferson Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 37% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Jefferson Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Jefferson Township is more historic than 37% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Jefferson Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraThere’s no founding date for Jefferson Township we can vouch for, so age doesn’t count here–Homes built before 194015.2% of homes (±6.8) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%BNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 37%
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Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Jefferson Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.8 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Jefferson Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jefferson Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.On the map
Jefferson Township on the map, 1908 to 1970
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Jefferson Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1908Shenango sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Jefferson Township.
By decade
Jefferson Township, decade by decade
2024
2014People over time
Jefferson Township, census by census
Between 1,880 and 2,416 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Jefferson Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Jefferson Township
Nobody well known was born in Jefferson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Big BendCharleston
Gone or out of use
All Saints ChurchchurchYe Royal Stripairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Jefferson Township
All SaintsMount Washington
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Jefferson Township’s history
How does Jefferson Township rank for history?
Jefferson Township is more historic than 37% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Jefferson Township?
15% of Jefferson Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1972.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.